Your Expertise Got You Here.
You know your work.
You know your message.
You've earned the opportunity to share it.
But knowing what you want to say and knowing how to deliver are different skills.
With a sharp comedic background and a deeply intuitive understanding of audience dynamics Mary Ellen knows what makes a message land.
SCRIPT: Having a great message isn't the same as delivering one. Whether you're standing in front of 10 people or 1,000, if you have a platform and an audience, your success depends on the performance.
You are a performer.
Ever thought of it like that?
Have you ever taken a moment before a talk and envisioned its success because you know exactly how it's going to land? No one wants to walk off stage feeling unsure of what just happened. You've put yourself out there because you believe you have something to say that will make an impact. You want confidence. You want to inspire. You want your words to reverberate.
And you want to be able to do it over and over again.
You are the expert of your content, I am an expert of the stage, and together we will craft your idea into a performance that connects, persuades, and builds real momentum.
One keynote, developed right, doesn't stay a single keynote. It becomes the talk that gets you booked again, and again.
Keynote Performance Coaching gives your platform the attention it needs. Line by line text work to find exactly where your talk can punch harder. Directorial guidance to shape how it's delivered. Your time, focused solely on you. Your material, sharpened. Your talk, built for your voice.
Iโm excited to get started.
โCoaching lets me share what years of performance have taught me about connection and presence.
Next to being on stage, itโs the most fulfilling work Iโve ever done.
And, itโs fun.
Like, ridiculously fun.โ
โThank you for helping me get to this level. Your coaching made a difference and I got amazing feedback. My clientโs direct quote, โYou have no idea. Headโs turned. That speech was next level. It was just so relatable, real, inspiring and spot on.โ
~ Angie Morgan
Leadership Expert | NY Times Best-Selling Author | Executive Coach | Marine Corps Captain | Keynote Speaker | MBAThis is a craft.
And it can be developed.
The same tools performers use to command a stage โ
voice,
physicality,
pacing,
intention,
storytelling,
connection
โ can transform the way you communicate by making you more fully yourself when all eyes are on you.
โWorking with Mary Ellen was a turning point in my keynote journey. Her intuition and insight helped me uncover and move through subconscious blocks I didnโt even realize were holding me back.
Thanks to her guidance, I not only sharpened my content and freed up my creativity - I learned to fully embody my message on stage. The keynote we developed together isnโt just better - itโs braver, bolder, and truly worthy of any stage."
โP.S. I've booked 3 more paid speaking engagements and I know my work with Mary Ellen is a big part of that!โ
~ Dr. Melissa Steach, Ph.D., PCC
II-O Psychologist | Author | Artist
Keynote Performance Coaching gives you the tools you need to speak with
Presence
Clarity
& Impact.
Mary Ellen brought my wordsโand my missionโto visual life! Sheโs both a coach and a teammate who challenges you to become who you werenโt so sure you could beโin an exciting and energizing, never intimidating way. Thanks to her, Iโm stepping on stage with clarity, joy, and a message that truly moves people. If you want to inspire change and have a blast doing it, sheโs the one.
~Brooke Sydnor Curran
President & CEO of Move2Learn
"Working with Mary Ellen was truly transformational. Her brilliant, empathetic teaching method brought out my uniqueness and helped me dig deep to show up as the best speaker I can be. She gave me so much confidence, and I would not be where I am now without her guidance. You must work with her!"
~Ang Onorato, MMC
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